Rahway's fire chief was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated while on his way home from a party in the Union County city, according to a police report.

William R. Young Jr. was arrested Nov. 11 in Jackson after the township police received a report of "an erratic driver," according to the police report. The caller said that a white BMW almost hit a bus and was driving "all over the road."

When Jackson Police Officer Michael Morizio arrived to the scene, he located a vehicle stopped short of a stop sign.

"I positioned my patrol vehicle behind the suspect vehicle and waited for approximately 30 seconds," Morizio wrote in the report. "The suspect vehicle had the brakes engaged and did not move while stopped at the stop sign. There was no traffic present at this time aside from our vehicles."

Once Morizio activated his overhead lights and stepped out of his patrol car to approach, the vehicle began to drive away. The officer followed behind the vehicle, which eventually came to the stop.

When Morizio approached the window, the driver identified himself as William Young Jr. Young was ordered to provide his license, registration and proof of insurance.

"While William was searching for his documents I detected an odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from within the vehicle," Morizio wrote in the report. "I also observed a stain on William's sweatshirt which I recognized to be from vomiting very recently."

In addition, Morizio also observed stains on Young's pants and it became evident that Young had "urinated himself," according to the report.

Young continued to search for his documents but could not locate his registration or insurance. He did, however, provide the officer with his driver's license and firefighter identification.

When he went to give the officer the identification cards, "his hands moved slowly and were trembling slightly."

When asked where he was coming from, Young told the officer that "he was coming back from a party in Rahway."

According to public records, Young maintains property in Jackson. The drive from Rahway to Jackson is about 40 miles and takes about an hour.

Young is 60 and serves as Rahway's fire chief and director, earning a salary of $167,929, according to public records.

"I really don't have anything to say," Young said when asked for comment. "This is being handled by my attorney and it's being challenged."

He did not elaborate. His attorney, Matthew Reisig, did not respond to requests for comment.

When asked by the officer if he had been drinking, Young replied "yes" and "that he had a few," according to the report.

Another officer then arrived and asked Young to step out of his vehicle.

Young had difficulty finding the handle to his car door so the officer "needed to assist" him in opening the door "due to his inability to locate the handle," according to the report.

When he stepped out of the car, Young lost his balance and fell back onto his car for support.

The officer escorted Young to the rear of the vehicle and informed him he would be going through a series of sobriety tests.

In the first test, Young was instructed to follow a pen with his eyes and not to move his head. The police report noted that the patrol car's overhead lights were deactivated prior to the test.

Young's pupils were normal but his eyes appeared to be bloodshot and watery, according to the report.

There was a lack of smooth pursuit in both eyes, according to the report.

Next was the one-leg test.

Young was instructed to stand with his legs side-by-side and then raise one foot 6 inches off of the ground and count the seconds aloud until he was told to stop.

The officer demonstrated the test to Young and asked if he understood, which he said he did, according to the report.

Immediately after beginning the test, Young lost his balance while raising his arms over 12 inches and placing his foot back on the ground. He attempted the test again, but once he raised his foot and began counting, he "lost his balance and fell backwards," the report said.

Young was incapable of completing the test and was having trouble standing. "The test was terminated early for safety reasons," the officer reported.

After failing the test, Young was placed under arrest for allegedly driving while intoxicated, according to the police report.